Shorouk Express You may already be covered under the public health system in Spain, but should you also consider private insurance for certain issues? You will have access to the public healthcare system in Spain if you’re employed here or if you’re self-employed. This is because you will be paying social security to cover it….
Shorouk Express Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez on Wednesday said Spain would investigate Facebook owner Meta for allegedly violating millions of users’ privacy, summoning the US tech giant to answer before parliament. An investigation by Spanish, Belgian and Dutch experts found that Meta, which also owns Instagram and WhatsApp, used a “hidden mechanism” for almost a…
Shorouk Express Spanish police on Tuesday said they had broken up the local operations of a powerful Mexican drug cartel designated a terrorist organisation by US President Donald Trump, making 20 arrests. The Jalisco New Generation Cartel smuggled “large shipments of cocaine and methamphetamine” from South America for distribution in Spain and other European countries,…
Shorouk Express Spain’s leftist government on Tuesday approved an increase of its 2025 growth forecast from 2.7 to 2.9 percent, more than double the average expected in the eurozone. The European Union’s fourth-largest economy has outperformed its peers since 2021, driven by tourism, low energy prices, domestic consumption and foreign investment. Economy Minister Carlos Cuerpo…
Shorouk Express Despite soaring prices and dwindling supply, the Bank of Spain has ruled out another property bubble but warned against price rises in certain areas of the country. The Bank of Spain has ruled out the possibility that the country is in or heading towards another property market bubble. However, bank officials warn about…
Shorouk Express Spain is to boost state aid for young people to buy and renovate properties in rural areas, an attempt to both ease access to the housing market and rebalance population density in the country. The Spanish government is to boost grants for young people who buy or renovate housing in rural areas of…
Shorouk Express At a time when immigration is an increasingly polarising issue in Spain, a new report has highlighted that the country will need over 2 million workers in the next decade alone to ensure pensions and economic productivity, with the vast majority forecast to be foreigners. Spain will need to incorporate 2.4 million people…
Shorouk Express Spanish police announced on Saturday they had raided a unlicensed animal sanctuary and rescued hundreds of exotic creatures including leopard tortoises, iguanas and geckos. The Civil Guard said the shelter was organised by an NGO that solicited donations on social networks to care for the animals. But the facility in Ávila province, west…
Shorouk Express On a “mission” in Spain, Palestinian national team coach Ehab Abu Jazar and his players will play symbolic friendlies against the Basque Country and Catalan national teams in the hopes of working towards safety and freedom for their people. Dressed in a black tracksuit, whistle in mouth, Palestinian coach Abu Jazar leads the…
Shorouk Express New property market figures have laid bare just how difficult it has become for younger people in Spain to fly the nest and move into their own home. According to data from the Federation of Real Estate Agencies (FAI), only a quarter of homes in Spain in 2024 were bought by young people…
